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#TechDataHack

What: A two-day hack to design and build an interactive user guide

Why: The chance to showcase your idea at Microsoft Inspire, one of the largest tech conferences in the world (all expenses covered), and other once-in-a-lifetime opportunities

When: 16th and 17th of June, 2017

Where: Runway East Shoreditch, London

How: Grab your free ticket below

“Digital transformation is continuing to drastically change how we live our lives across the planet, however, in the business world there can be almost as many challenges as there are opportunities. Some of these challenges include how to interface with hybrid digital/real-world systems, how to readily access the vast amounts of data produced, and how to derive & navigate the insights generated therein. The Cloud allows us to quickly and efficiently build solutions to bring people together with the content & information they need."- David Newbould, Cloud Services Director - Europe at Tech Data, April 2017.

With this in mind, we are hosting a two-day event loaded with innovation, tech, collaborative energy, industry leaders, mentors, great food, never-ending coffee supplies, and tireless facilitators. This is your chance to get involved in developing future solutions that harness the power of analytics and data visualisation to guide users through events, spaces, transportation networks, and other systems.

Join Tech Data and Snook to develop new ideas, gain hands-on experience, meet talented people, produce prototypes - and possibly even get the chance to license and develop your product together with Tech Data.

The Prize - What’s in it for you?

Selected members of the winning team will have the unique opportunity to showcase their prototype at Microsoft Inspire 2017 in Washington DC, all expenses covered (including flights, accommodation, exhibitor tickets and costs to attend the conference of a cumulative value of $5,000).

With past attendance exceeding 16,000 people from around the globe, Microsoft Inspire is the biggest Microsoft Partner event of the year. A full week of networking, learning, and collaboration to connect with industry experts, partners, and Microsoft employees.

Other benefits include:

The opportunity to present your working prototypes to top-level management at Tech Data, Microsoft, Cloud Industry Forum, and to other key players in the cloud computing landscape

The possibility to empower your team and enhance your skills to drive innovation

The freedom to transform your products, mindset, and ideas by collaborating with inspiring people in a buzzing environment

The chance to meet like-minded professionals

The opportunity to receive guidance and feedback from marketing and tech experts

Learn to accelerate development

Learn how to manage IT systems

Learn about marketing storytelling, how to navigate the IT distribution channels, and how to successfully bring your products to the market

The Hack Guidelines

Consider how to gather, analyse, share, and visualise data for the benefit of both users and service providers

Translate the data gathered into compelling narratives and focus on delivering an immersive experience for users

The Hack Instructions

Solutions might be developed specifically for Microsoft Inspire 2017 or created to lead users through other spaces/services [optional], however, they must be adaptable to be showcased at the conference [mandatory]

Solutions ought to have the possibility to use AI & Chat-interfaces instead of traditional computer UI [optional]

In preparation for the conference, Tech Data will share their stand design, plans & content library in case a pre-defined dataset is needed. If participants want to invent a scenario (train station for example), they can do so and make up their own content.

Sounds great! How can you join?

The event is free. You can reserve your space on Eventbrite.

Anyone who gets an 'Early Bird ticket' (available until the 2nd of June) will gain access to a live webinar session that will be hosted on the 5th of June, by Tech Data and Microsoft experts. So join early, don’t wait until the last minute.

IP & Ideas Ownership

Everyone that joins the Hack will have full ownership of the ideas developed at the event. Whether solutions are selected to be showcased at Microsoft Inspire 2017 or not, all participants will retain ownership of their IP. You can read more information regarding the event on www.techdatahack.com/faq